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Appendix B

Religiousness and Well-Being Across Families of Religions and Denominations

By W. Justin Dyer, Jenet Jacob Erickson, Sam A. Hardy, Barbara Morgan Gardner, and David C. Dollahite
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Latter-day Saint Trends in the United States: Religiousness, Well-Being, and Retention
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Table B1. Religiousness and Well-Being Across Families of Religions (Pew Religious Landscape Study, 2024)
Religious groupMonthly Service AttendanceDaily PrayerWeekly Scripture ReadingPray with ChildrenReligion Very ImportantAbsolutely Believe in GodDeep Sense of Spiritual Peace Once a Week
Silent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+ParentsSilent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+
Baptist family55%46%75%59%48%37%62%69%60%86%79%63%47%
Methodist family43%40%55%39%25%15%49%49%34%70%54%44%33%
Nondenominational family61%60%77%64%55%46%72%68%63%88%81%64%56%
Lutheran family47%40%51%36%22%13%57%50%35%68%62%40%26%
Presbyterian family48%57%53%54%32%31%65%48%47%63%60%47%26%
Pentecostal family64%54%85%63%63%45%71%79%68%94%83%68%57%
Episcopalian family38%45%49%42%16%16%39%40%31%60%45%42%36%
Restorationist family60%57%71%51%52%37%76%68%70%85%78%62%54%
Congregationalist family42%45%43%39%20%22%46%35%50%57%62%45%25%
Holiness family71%62%82%72%70%52%90%87%61%95%67%79%63%
Protestant nonspecific family32%29%60%49%33%24%55%48%43%74%67%47%45%
Catholic43%34%56%41%16%12%45%47%37%67%55%42%33%
Latter-day Saint76%76%78%70%63%56%80%77%69%80%73%67%62%
Orthodox Christian40%33%60%46%19%11%60%52%35%64%45%38%32%
Jewish17%31%20%25%12%18%39%21%35%30%31%29%28%
Muslim43%48%70%65%28%28%70%57%60%70%72%46%42%
Buddhist18%15%32%11%17%9%16%24%19%31%19%36%30%
Hindu37%34%51%44%9%14%46%23%23%37%36%26%34%
Spiritual but not religious4%6%53%33%17%4%29%24%11%79%64%62%42%
Atheist/Agnostic1%2%2%2%0%1%3%0%0%4%3%19%14%
Nothing in particular4%5%21%15%4%4%17%7%6%30%24%26%23%

Note: “Mill+” refers to Millennials and Gen Z. Percentages are from the Pew Religious Landscape Study, 2024.

Table B2. Religiousness and Well-Being Across Denominations (Pew Religious Landscape Study, 2024)
Religious groupMonthly Service AttendanceDaily PrayerWeekly Scripture ReadingPray with ChildrenReligion Very ImportantAbsolutely Believe in GodDeep Sense of Spiritual Peace Once a Week
Silent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+ParentsSilent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+Silent–Gen XMill+
Latter-day Saint76%76%78%70%63%56%80%77%69%80%73%67%62%
Southern Baptist Convention61%58%76%70%52%48%66%71%63%88%82%65%61%
American Baptist Churches (USA)46%36%71%34%38%18%51%67%43%85%69%55%35%
National Baptist Convention (USA)60%32%82%67%59%39%71%80%64%88%79%71%50%
United Methodist Church39%37%51%35%21%13%45%43%29%67%52%41%28%
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod52%55%56%43%28%21%72%55%47%72%76%44%36%
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)45%26%47%26%18%6%45%49%21%69%57%39%21%
Presbyterian Church in America60%70%67%69%51%42%82%61%67%72%87%58%25%
Presbyterian Church (USA)44%56%45%53%23%26%44%41%35%60%50%42%32%
Assemblies of God62%63%85%71%65%52%72%76%76%95%87%71%61%
Episcopal Church38%36%50%35%15%10%34%40%24%60%35%44%37%
Churches of Christ60%53%75%50%54%35%76%70%75%87%76%61%52%
Catholic43%34%56%41%16%12%45%47%37%67%55%42%33%

Note: “Mill+” refers to Millennials and Gen Z. Percentages are from the Pew Religious Landscape Study, 2024.